About Me - Contact

Harshad handles the role of editor-in-chief for Rightrix Media group of sites, IndicThreads.com, QThreads.com and PythonThreads.com. He is the author of 3 books on Java technology and several articles.

Harshad Oak has a master’s degree in computer management from Symbiosis, India, and is a Sun Certified Java Programmer and a Sun Certified Web Component Developer. Before founding Rightrix Solutions, Harshad was part of several J2EE projects at i-flex Solutions and Cognizant Technology Solutions.

For his contributions to technology and the community, he has been recognized as an Oracle ACE Director and a Sun Java Champion. He was featured in Oracle Magazine for May - June 07.

Contact - harshad aT rightrix doT com

Books :

* Pro Jakarta Commons: Jakarta Commons components can save lots of developer time and effort. Rightrix makes extensive use of Jakarta Commons.
* Oracle JDeveloper 10g: Empowering J2EE Development: Oracle JDeveloper is perhaps the best Java and J2EE IDE out there. This books gives a detailed coverage of Oracle JDeveloper 10g Java IDE and all its exciting new features.
* Java 2 Enterprise Edition 1.4 Bible: One stop shopping for all things J2EE

Blog :
HarshadOak.com

Column :
Maharashtra Herald Daily

Interviews :
* Javaranch Journal June 2004, * Times of India April 2004, * Education Times, * Loksatta, Nov 06, * Oracle Magazine May-June 07

Speaking Engagements :
* JaxIndia 07, * IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology, * ApacheCon Asia, * Oracle Java Guru Theatre at JavaOne, * ODTUG 2004 Conference, * IndicThreads.com Java User Meets, * “Java Trends” session Pune Java Meet 2005, * Guest Lecturer on JavaEE at Symbiosis, Pune.

Articles :
* Introduction to Grails Web Development Using Oracle JDeveloper, * Introduction To Groovy and Grails, * Optimization: Building Faster Java, * BEA Dev2Dev: Simplifying Java with Jakarta Commons Lang, * Builder.com: Java and J2EE articles at Builder.com, * JDeveloper: Rapid Struts Development, * TheServerSide.Com: HttpClient and FileUpload, * TheServerSide.Com: Using the Digester Component, * i-Technology Viewpoint: Firefox Lessons for the Java Community

Some of my articles on IndicThreads.com:

* IT Survivors: Staying Alive In A Software Job, * Java Architect or Java Developer?, * Is AJAX worth adopting?, * I in US: A guide to visiting, staying, and traveling in the United States, * Java Persistence Technology Comparison, * Can Java CMS match the PHP ones?, * Eclipse vs NetBeans, * Recruiting Like Crazy, * The Indirect India Effect On Global Software Sales, * Open Source CMS project in trouble, * Will AJAX bring up a different kind of software developer?, * Is OpenSource volunteer based or employee based?

Other Notes :

*** Pro Jakarta Commons gets a 5/5 review @ about.com ! >> java.about.com
*** Featured author at BookPool.com: Harshad’s 10 Favorite Books